The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have a long -- if not the longest -- history of competition rooted in their historic rivalry, but this season, it's taken a bizarre turn.
With the Celts finally healthy again after multiple serious injuries contributed to their season ending at the hands of LeBron James while he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and James himself headed west to join the Lakers, many anticipated a renaissance of enmity between the two teams, perhaps eventually leading to a title re-match in a season or two after both teams established successful runs this year.